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OBJECTIVE Adiponectin is the major product of adipose tissue. The aim of this study was to associate adiponectin levels with adipose tissue and metabolic indices. DESIGN Plasma samples of 274 non-diabetic volunteers were collected to evaluate for adiponectin, inflammatory markers, insulin and lipid parameters. Body fat composition was measured by DEXA. RESULTS As expected, adiponectin levels correlated...
Muscles are major targets of vitamin D. Exposure of skeletal muscles to vitamin D induces the expression of multiple myogenic transcription factors enhancing muscle cell proliferation and differentiation. At the same time vitamin D suppresses the expression of myostatin, a negative regulator of muscle mass. Moreover, vitamin D increases the number of type II or fast twitch muscle cells and in particular...
Obesity provokes chronic low grade inflammation which contributes to the development of insulin resistance which ends up in Diabetes Mellitus, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemias, polycystic ovary syndrome etc. In addition to their metabolic problems, obese individuals experience a progressive decline of their cognitive faculties. This decline may be a consequence of their metabolic disturbances, i.e...
OBJECTIVE Sex steroids affect human behavior. The aim of the present study was to determine the associations, if any, between the circulating levels of gonadal and adrenal sex steroids in the mid luteal phase (21st day of a normal menstrual cycle, MC) of young professional women and psychometric parameters as assessed by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). RESULTS Our results...
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